Ming DeMers

Sep 27, 2024 | cornellsun.com | Gabriel Levin |Marian Caballo |Ming DeMers

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Aug 27, 2024 | cornellsun.com | Ming DeMers

Since the first day of new student orientation, United Auto Workers Local 2300 workers have been on strike, withholding essential labor from Cornell’s dining, building care and grounds maintenance. The UAW Local 2300, which represents more than 1,000 Cornell workers, announced their strike on Aug. 18 at 10 p.m. Negotiations stretched on over the summer and have stalled at numerous points, with pay being a major point of contention. The UAW Cornell of not paying workers a fair hourly salary.

Aug 27, 2024 | cornellsun.com | Julia Senzon |Marian Caballo |Ming DeMers

Multimedia MULTIMEDIA/NEWS | Protesters from The Coalition for Mutual Liberation marched from Ho Plaza into Klarman Hall on Monday afternoon, chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” and “From the sea to the river, Palestine will live forever.” While Monday’s protest was centered around Palestine, it also touched on the ongoing labor dispute between United Auto Workers Local 2300 — the union representing University food service, custodial, maintenance and other workers —...

Apr 30, 2024 | cornellsun.com | Ming DeMers

Over the last 120 hours, The Sun has had reporters on the scene of the encampment. Here are some vignettes of what they saw. April 26 | “The People’s Library” (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor) The encampment establishes a “People’s Library” which includes instructions for the safe return of borrowed books to their owners.